Very narrow band model calculations of atmospheric fluxes and cooling rates

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2887-2904

  Bernstein, L S ^a   Berk, A ^a   Acharya, P K ^a   Robertson, D C ^a   Anderson, G P ^b   Chetwynd, J H ^b   Kimball, L M ^b,c  

^a SPECTRAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; RADIATIVE FLUX; VERY NARROW BAND MODEL;

EID: 0030419152     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2887:VNBMCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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